Benefits Goals: Energy & Environment

72 unique benefits found.

The St. Louis Motorist Assist program had a benefit-cost ratio of 38.25:1, with annual secondary crashes lowered by 1,082 and annual congestion costs lowered by $1,130,000.
Date Posted: 04/26/2011 | Source Date:
A traveler information system for informing visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park of the availability of a shuttle for car-free travel to the Canyon View Information Plaza added 368 shuttle riders per day, an increase of transit mode share by 45
Date Posted: 04/08/2011 | Source Date:
Electronic screening produced operating cost savings per bypass of $8.68 for interstate motor carriers.
Date Posted: 09/25/2009 | Source Date:
Electronic credentialing allowed trucks to be placed into service an average of 3.5 days sooner than paper-based systems.
Date Posted: 09/25/2009 | Source Date:
In Monroe County, New York, the Camera Deployment and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Integration project reduced incident validation times by 50 to 80 percent saving between 5 and 12 minutes per incident.
Date Posted: 04/28/2009 | Source Date:
In Florida, the Road Ranger Service Patrol program saved over 1.7 million gallons of fuel by eliminating over one million vehicle-hours of delay in 2004.
Date Posted: 03/26/2007 | Source Date:
In Chicago, a feasibility study indicated that automated truck-way technologies (automatic truck steering, speed, and platoon spacing control) would save travel time and reduce fuel consumption.
Date Posted: 12/05/2006 | Source Date:
In 2002, the Maryland CHART highway incident management program reduced delay by about 30 million vehicle hours and saved about 5 million gallons of fuel.
Date Posted: 07/27/2006 | Source Date:
Freight Information Real-Time System for Transport (FIRST): Evaluation Final Report
Date Posted: 06/07/2004 | Source Date:
Incident Management Using Total Stations
Date Posted: 02/02/2001 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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